inspired by the Spring 2020 syllabus
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In the pilgrimage to non-violence and equity,
We come face to face with crusades against our diversity.
Yet some apples fall far from the tree,
Opening new paths for our sons, daughters, and all children.
Looking ahead, we may fear that we will become ghosts or angels,
Before we reach our utopian horizons.
As the sky breaks into dirty, pynk, juicy, crazy, classic shades,
We are reminded that this will be all our America before it’s all over.
In the meanwhile, we may stand five or six feet apart,
Telling the stories of our wounds.
Praying that our beloveds,
Will one day be free of the haunted house in which we are stuck.
So too with all those in the prisons,
May they rise like phoenixes burning the industry to the ground.
One day, we will reach beyond this silent planet,
And leave behind our eugenic and colonial monsters.
On the twilight of that long night,
May a new moon announce our transformation.
As the God or goddesses of the skies look down on us,
With blessings and love instead of violence and plagues.
In the great show of our diverse humanity,
May the freaks rise to take over the market of ideas.
May we find one another on the journey there and back again,
Through the dragons of our own cruelty and mistrust.
Until we arrive home at the Cathedrals of our liberation,
Where we don’t need another ruler or fool; all of our friends are kings.
Blessings to you all,
May we find one another along the way to somewhere, nowhere, and elsewhere.
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